- Songhai Empire - Wikipedia
The Songhai Empire was a state located in the western part of the Sahel during the 15th and 16th centuries At its peak, it was one of the largest African empires in history The state is known by its historiographical name, derived from its largest ethnic group and ruling elite, the Songhai people
- Songhai empire | History, Facts, Map, Fall | Britannica
Songhai empire, great trading state of West Africa (flourished 15th–16th century), centered on the middle reaches of the Niger River in what is now central Mali and eventually extending west to the Atlantic coast and east into Niger and Nigeria
- Songhai Empire - World History Encyclopedia
The Songhai Empire (aka Songhay, circa 1460 - circa 1591) covered what is today southern Mauritania and Mali It replaced the Mali Empire (1240 to 1645) as the most important state in West Africa
- Songhai Empire: The Rise Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
The Songhai Empire was one of Africa's most powerful and wealthy states, influencing and shaping the West African world during the medieval era In the 15th and 16th centuries in West Africa, the dominant power was the Songhai Empire
- Songhai Empire – History, Accomplishments and Major Facts
The Songhai Empire was a massive, multicultural West African state that spanned between the 15th and 16th centuries CE With an area primarily covering western Sahel, Songhai kings rose to prominence as the Mali Empire dwindled in the 15th century
- Songhai Empire - New World Encyclopedia
The Songhai Empire, also known as the Songhay Empire, was a pre-colonial West African trading state centered on the middle reaches of the Niger River in what is now central Mali
- The Songhai Empire
The Songhai began as a small kingdom near the eastern bend of the Niger river The empire was later expanded under the rule of King Suni Ali who became the first ruler of the empire The Songhai empire was divided into 5 provinces, each province had their own judge and town chief
- The Songhai Empire: Government Structure and Trade Regulation in West . . .
The Songhai people, a group of Nilo-Saharan-speaking peoples, had inhabited the region around the Niger River bend since at least the 9th century, establishing a kingdom contemporary with the Ghana Empire
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